Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03


/ TO the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Recently you have written some strong
articles showing that Democrats who
favor tariff "for revenue" should, in
order TO have "good government il
/ Virginia Of not IN the United States),
"agrce 10 disagree with Democrats
/ land ! will add who live generally in
cities or il COMMITTEES having iron-mines)
who favor protection TO what is called
american labog. Now. you know
well my sentiments regarding tariff
for protcction--tha is. tariff the whole
object OF which is 10 favor American
capitalists who go into some business
with the full expectation that the Gov
eminent will tax the many that they may
grow immensely rich. II il we're true
that laborers working for daily wages
in such establishments were Just doing
"splendid,' how does it come to pass
that snch laborers have formed all sorts
OF societies under "war tariff TO pro-
tsct home industries y that they may be
able to get FOR their LABOR Just enough to
feed and clothe them and their families?
Think OF the hundreds Of thousands Of
Knights OF Labor who have banded to-
gether simply that they mi hit get some
thing like "the protection for them
selves and their families that the Gov
eminent extends TO the owners of fac
tories that such laborers work for.
Think also what such system has done
to breed Socialists and Anarchists.
While this ie all so, still prefer to go
for so high tariff as would keep out of
the United States every manufactured
article which can be made in it to being
governed by Boss Malone or his friend
John Sherman, or even his enemy Mr..
Blaine. In other words, over and over
again / have contended that southern
Democrats would be fools If they pre-
fefred Malone, Sherman, or Blaine to
the success Of the party opposed TO them.
Yes, the old Wings did favor tariff OF
about 80 per cent. to protect our in
FAINT" industries. If they now in Yir-
ginia ask for 80 per cent. protection to
enrich full-grown, healthy manufac-
turers at the expense Of the many, i say
give ii to them in preference to having
such men as William Malone and John
Sherman TO run the country. There is
under the Constitution OF the United
States not n shadow Of right TO tax
some for the good of others, and they
but q few; neither does such Constitu-
ton provide for the well-governing
Of the country under the rule OF such
mon as Blaine, Sherman, and Malone.
OF the two evils give me every time q
war tariff rather than that our country
should be ruled by such utterly corrupt
and unprincipled politicians.
We revenue Democrats will never give
IL up that Congress has a constitutional
right to pass tariff bill the object Of
which is to benefit the few at the cost of
the many bnt we viii admit that such
injustice is light compared TO what would
befall the country if it was governed by
such men as Blaine, Sherman, and Ma
hone. The Democrats of Virginia have
recently "shelved Malone, and l hope
that next year Blaine, Sherman, and Ma
hone will be buried go deep that "never
more will they be heard OF. Let Demo-
Gratis everywhere agree to disagree upon
the tariff question rather than to sec a
worse state Of things brought on the
country. When politicians Of the
Blaine Sherman Malone school have
been killed and buried the people
then will be in condition
to settle the tariff question in ac-
cordance with the wishes of vast ma
iolity Of the voters. You greatly err in
that the people Of Virginia Il
mean white mem favor protection. The
cities may do it, but the country people
90 not, and the great bulk of Democratic
voters are found in the country.
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